SERAPHINA
My breath caught as I reread the note, the words blurring slightly from the way my hands trembled.
“Finn…” Panic gripped me like a vice. The memory of Finn being attacked and wounded last night crossed my mind.
I spun around, scanning the crowd—wildly this time.
Where were Reed and Cassius?
They were always lingering somewhere nearby. Shadowing me since the start of the trials. Watching. Whispering. Waiting.
But now?
Gone.
I didn’t like the coincidence. And it obviously was not one!
And then—bam—I slammed right into a wall of muscle as soon as I spun around again.
I stumbled back, and strong hands steadied me. “Hey, careful.”
I glanced up to find Alpha Asher standing there. Obviously lazing around since he was among the top three in the hierarchy and he also had one
